We saw it Sunday night after winning the lottery! I only say that because after years of doing on-line lottery for the Public, I finally won--I was beginning to think nobody actually won those things.
At any rate, if you saw the Public Works version of TWELFTH NIGHT, you know what you are in store for--lovely music, some of the same cast members, and lots of regular folks on stage who are having a blast.
I had nearly given up on AS YOU LIKE IT after seeing a dreadful version at CSC a few years ago with Ellen Burstyn, Cass Morgan, Kyle Scatliffe and Andre DeShields. This one restored my faith in the title.
My only quibble--the actress playing Celia was not up to the task--don't remember her name, but thought for sure she must be a community member and not equity--I was wrong. As a result, the story line of Celia and Oliver (Orlando's brother) is nearly swallowed up. I would also say the Phoebe/Silvius(Silvia) plot is given short shrift, or perhaps introduced too late given there is likely a lot of text that has been cut.
It was nice to see Darius DeHaas again!
Go see it if you can. |
